UChicago receives $21 million to establish center in quantum engineering and health

Gift from philanthropist Thea Berggren to support research in bold new field.

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Highlighting the spread of IBD

David Rubin and team describe four distinct stages of the IBD as it spreads to newly developing regions.

The RNA revolution

New insights into the role of RNA in cancer took center stage at a recent symposium hosted at UChicago.

From Hyde Park to Beijing

Pritzker School of Medicine and Peking Union Medical College foster cross-continental collaboration in medical education.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Win Chicago Sky tickets for completing the Employee Engagement Survey

All survey-eligible members of any team that reaches a reported participation rate of 75% or greater will be automatically entered to win a pair of tickets to watch either of these teams, both sponsored by UChicago Medicine:

Chicago Sky vs. Minnesota Lynx on Saturday, July 12
Lake County Corn Dogs vs. Chicago Clout on Sunday, July 13

For each game, 20 colleagues will win a ticket for themselves and one guest, or 40 winners in all! All it will take is around 10 minutes of your time in completing the survey to help your team qualify for the drawing.

Steven Montner named Chair of the Department of Radiology

Montner, an expert on thoracic imaging for lung disease, has been serving as the Interim Chair since October 2023.

MBSD announces leadership transition

Kristin Stewart to become Interim Vice President and Associate Dean for UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Development, as long-time VP Laila Rashid retires this summer.

Report examines collaboration with child protective services

Research by Veena Ramaiah and Jill Glick in collaboration with Chapin Hall examines how the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Education and Evaluation Consortium can bring medical expertise into child protection investigations.

Fifty years of support from the NIDDK for a pioneer in thyroid research

Former UChicago faculty member Antonio Bianco writes about the career of Samuel Refetoff, Frederick H. Rawson Professor Emeritus of Medicine.

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

UChicago announces 2025 winners of Quantrell and Ph.D. teaching awards

Cathy Pfister received a Quantrell Award for undergraduate teaching, and Kay Macleod was honored for excellence in PhD teaching and mentoring.

Pritzker civil discourse program receives diversity leadership award

Led by Jim Woodruff, the Civil Discourse program was honored for promoting the University's commitment to diversity of thought, perspective, and experience.

Howard Halpern receives medal of merit from Jagiellonian University

Halpern, Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, received the Medal of Merit (Merentibus) for the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

RESOURCES

Dean’s Research Forum

The Dean's Research Forum is a quarterly series to highlight outstanding research conducted by BSD faculty across the Division. This new forum is intended create an open exchange of ideas and offer a venue to network with colleagues and spark new collaborations. Visit the lecture series page to see the upcoming schedule and watch past presentations.

FEATURED EVENTS

Tips for Inspiring Philanthropic Partners

With Scott Ummel, MBSD

June 11

Chicago Pride Parade

June 29

LAB NOTEBOOK

More research publications and viewpoints from our faculty and trainees:

ACG Clinical Guideline Update: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults. David T. Rubin, et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Effect of phosphorylation barcodes on arrestin binding to a chemokine receptor. Anthony Kossiakoff, et al. Nature.

Should Legal Status Determine Mortality? The Experience of Undocumented Individuals Denied a Curative Stem Cell Transplant Because of Uninsurance. Maylyn Martinez, Milda Saunders, et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Development of the zebrafish anterior lateral line system is influenced by underlying cranial neural crest. Vishruth Venkataraman, Noel H. McGrory, Theresa J. Christiansen, Michael I. Coates, Victoria E. Prince, et al. Developmental Biology.

In vivo structure profiling reveals human cytosolic and mitochondrial tRNA structurome and interactome in response to stress. Noah Peña, Yichen Hou, Christopher P. Watkins, Sihao Huang, Wen Zhang, Christopher D. Katanski, Tao Pan. Nature Communications.

Barriers to the Equitable Implementation of Risk-Based Cervical Cancer Management Guidelines. Jasmin A. Tiro, et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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